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Dementia, epilepsy and sleep apnoea can be difficult to diagnose and treat. By integrating patient data from sleep studies, electroencephalograms, MRIs and bio-samples, as well as data coming from wearable devices such as smartwatches, a new platform helps clinicians make timely and accurate diagnoses. In doing so, it ensures that patients get the right treatment right away.
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Europe’s research labs and pharmaceutical companies are both working to discover new drugs, but often speak different dialects. EU-OPENSCREEN was set up to change this by creating a continent-wide research infrastructure for chemical biology and early drug discovery. Within the EU-funded EU-OPENSCREEN-DRIVE project, one of the most effective tools turned out to be not a new machine or invention, but an office with a deceptively simple name: the Industry Liaison Office.
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T cell therapies are specifically tuned to a patient’s individual tumour, but choosing the right marker is key. A new method for identifying neoantigens in non-small cell lung cancer opens the door to improved treatments. The EU-funded CANVAS project set up a joint pilot study to further the work.
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Türkiye’s organ transplant programme ranks among the most active in the world, but until recently its research lagged behind its clinical achievements. The EU-funded TIREX project is changing that, strengthening the science that powers the country’s clinical success.
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Imagine peering into the human brain and observing its activity. Or guiding a surgeon’s hand in real time as they target cancerous tissue in the body. The EU-funded 4D-PET project offers enhanced medical imaging to transform how we diagnose and treat illness.
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Sleep is one of biology’s most universal – and perplexing – phenomena. Why do animals need sleep, a state that seemingly leaves them vulnerable and unproductive? The EU-funded SleepSynapses project offered new insights to better understand sleep’s fundamental purpose.
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Every year, over 150 000 Europeans die as a result of liver disease. The EU-funded project LSO developed pioneering techniques to map the microstructure of the liver and other organs. The results provide new insights into liver regeneration, malaria treatment, insulin production and more.
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Air pollution is usually worse in urban centres, though residents are often less aware of its potential harm. The EU-funded CompAir project gave citizens the knowledge and tools needed to monitor and tackle air pollution – a solution that is particularly helpful for lower socio-economic groups throughout Europe.
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The EU-funded NANOFACTS project helped transform Serbia’s BioSense Institute (BIOS) from a leader in agricultural sensing to a powerhouse for innovative cancer diagnostics and therapies. This project is part of the EU Mission on Cancer, which seeks to improve the lives of over 3 million people by 2030 through prevention, treatment and support for cancer patients and their families, enabling them to live longer and healthier lives.
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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the EU. Researchers in the EU-funded Survive project examined how cells adapt to acidic conditions – a trait that can allow tumours to grow. Their findings highlight new ways to identify aggressive cancers, and point to potential new treatments to regulate acid resistance.